Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also strewn across the complicated ceiling with the prism ports , obscuring whole sections of the barrelled structure , fume ducts writhed like immense square-flanked metal snakes , their grilled , barred mouths sucking the kitchens ' vapours away to be vented high in some converted turret . |
| 2 | Allowing the taxpayers ' appeal , Lord Justice Browne-Wilkinson held that in construing a piece of legislation , reference to Parliamentary materials , subject to any question of Parliamentary privilege , is permissible where three criteria are met : the legislation is ambiguous or obscure , or leads to an absurdity ; the material relied on consists of one or more statements by a minister or other promoter of the Bill , together if necessary with such other Parliamentary material as is necessary to understand such statements and their effect ; the statements relied on are clear . |
| 3 | The Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay , concurred with allowing the taxpayers ' appeal on the grounds of statutory construction alone . |
| 4 | Having regard to the true construction of section 9 of the Act , the House concluded that the refusal of the council to make a refund was not in accordance with the statutory intention and so affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 593 allowing the taxpayers ' claim for judicial review of the decision . |
| 5 | To reform an unconscionable decision of the courts which is unworkable in practice ; Parliament may pass an Act which has the effect of overruling the courts ' decision . |
| 6 | The expense the school incurred in educating and maintaining the taxpayers ' sons did not add to the school 's general costs but was equal to the additional cost involved in so doing — such as meals and laundry . |
| 7 | Haider had been dismissed as governor of Carinthia in June 1991 for praising the Nazis ' employment policies [ see p. 38298 ] . |
| 8 | In the 1950s Bert Hardy brilliantly captured the essence of the Pony Trot for Picture Post but the re-creation of the routine shown on television at that time seemed a pale version of the original to the women of the twenties ; they recall the music being so much more inventive with a man simulating the horses ' hooves with coconut shells , hunting horns and whiplashes all adding to the atmosphere . |
| 9 | Though the unit had long since given up any pretence of cooling the room , it did turn out to have a curious talent for magnifying the pigeons ' footfalls so that their tap dance rang out like a drum-roll at six every morning . |
| 10 | Lacking today 's liberal pre-trial discovery , 19th century United States shippers suing in the United States had a difficult time proving the carriers ' negligence . |
| 11 | If this is done the tenants and their staff should be expressly prohibited from using the visitors ' car park and time limits on parking there should be imposed . |
| 12 | On May 2nd this same year the ladies had the inconvenient request of asking that the men be prevented from using the ladies ' lavatory . |
| 13 | Most of these claims will be offset by counter-claims , so that only the net indebtedness has to be settled by using the banks ' balances at the central bank . |
| 14 | Using the economists ' terms . |
| 15 | Assisting the Wallabies ' push for the tour to continue was the meeting ANC president Nelson Mandela held with French , Fordham , Farr-Jones , Breen and Marty Roebuck hours before the Ellis Park test . |
| 16 | You ca n't help enjoying the dolphins ' beauty . |
| 17 | He is also addressing the criticism that the Fonds régionaux d'art contemporain ( FRAC ) , funds to enable the regions to acquire contemporary works of art , represent more intervention of the centre by encouraging the funds ' association with local structures . |
| 18 | The authorities then appeared to back down , accepting the students ' own nominees . |
| 19 | The way in which the finance ministry is handling the banks ' bad-debt problems shows clearly how low a priority it attaches to fostering a competitive banking industry . |
| 20 | Policing the Miners ' Strike |
| 21 | Instead they concentrated all their energies on subduing the rebels ' capital , the citadel of St Martial 's . |
| 22 | The Lincolns destroyed vital food crops and staging areas thus slowly sapping the bandits ' will and strength . |
| 23 | On Aug. 15 the All-Russian Labour Conference held a plenary meeting , chaired by I. Konstantinov , a People 's Deputy who had participated in organizing the Industrialists ' Conference . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , despite the weaker Merseyside economy , MDC has undoubtedly succeeded in transforming the docklands ' image from that of a decaying twilight zone into a popular and fashionable urban environment . |
| 25 | In any case , Fred Winterbotham first succeeded in charming the Nazis ' arch-ideologue Alfred Rosenberg and through him mingled attentively with the highest elements of the Party . |
| 26 | For example , someone setting out on a journey to a malarial zone would be best advised to rely on drugs rather than trusting the stars ' message alone as a protection against the disease . |
| 27 | They turned round and said I was wasting the officers ' time , looking around searching for me , but I could n't go anywhere with all the doors locked . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a downright disgrace wasting the ratepayers ' money like this . ’ |
| 29 | News of the arrests prompted demonstrations demanding the leaders ' release in the Basque towns of San Sebastian and Ordizia . |
| 30 | Reflecting the researchers ' belief that the notion of public acceptance of or resistance to new technologies is an over-generalised one , they draw important distinctions between |